BIRDS IN RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT POSE DANGERS The Navy & Marine Corps Aviation Safety Magazine January-February 2009, Volume 54 No. 1 RADM Arthur Johnson Commander, Naval Safety Center Col. Mark W. Vanous, USMC Deputy Commander John Mahoney Head, Communications and Marketing CONTENTS Naval Safety Center (757) 444-3520 (DSN 564) Dial the following extensions any time during the greeting Publications Fax (757) 444-6791 Approach Staff Jack Stewart Editor and Distribution [email protected] Ext. 7257 Allan Amen Graphics, Design & Layout [email protected] Ext. 7248 Focus on BASH Capt. Ed Langford Aviation Safety Programs Features ed.langford.navy.mil Ext. 7225 Bird Animal Strike Hazard Kimball Thompson EA, Aviation Safety Programs [email protected] Ext. 7226 Cdr. John Klemenc Aircraft Operations Division 4. Smack, What Was That? [email protected] Ext. 7203 By Lt. Larry Tarver Cdr. Allen McCoy Aircraft Mishap Investigation Division [email protected] Ext. 7236 Our BASH analyst stresses the importance of reporting Capt. Nick Davenport Aeromedical Division bird and animal strikes, and near-misses. [email protected] Ext. 7228 Ted Wirginis ORM Division [email protected] Ext. 7271 Cdr. Duke Dietz Culture Workshop 6. Making BASH Effective [email protected] Ext. 7212 By Matt Klope The Navy coordinator works with local base BASH A n a l y s t s managers and the Smithsonian staff to prevent mishaps. Cdr. John Klemenc NATOPS/WESS Program Manager [email protected] Ext. 7203 My Night Bird Strike Leslee McPherson MISREC/WESS/ATC 8. [email protected] Ext. 7245 By LCdr. Jason Garrett Maj. Mark “Duke” Budde, USMC FA-18A/B/C/D/E/F, EF-18G, F-16, F-5, T-38 We’re not the only ones flying at night. [email protected] Ext. 7217 LCdr. Paul Wilson P-3, EP-3, C-130, KC-130, C-40, C-9, E-6B, P-8 [email protected] Ext. 7214 LCdr. James “Moose” Haas C-12, C-20, C-26, C-35, C-37, T-6, T-34, T-44 10. Turkey Buzzards and AOA Management [email protected] Ext. 7206 By Lt Benjamin Libby LCdr. Jason “Grease” Domzal EA-6B, T-2, T-39, T-45 [email protected] Ext. 7224 A buzzard plays chicken with a Hawkeye. Maj. Scott “Atis” Nicholsen, USMC AV-8B, F-35, ARSAG, NVD [email protected] Ext. 7216 Lt. Angela Domingos E-2, C-2, S-3, UAV [email protected] Ext. 7274 LtCol. Kevin “Hopper” Conroy, USMC Marine liaison, CH-46E, V-22, CH-53D/E, H-1, H-57, NVD, CW [email protected] Ext. 7209 12. Prepare for Glory Lt. David “Willy” Williamson H-60, MH-53E, MFOQA By Lt. Joe Doman [email protected] Ext. 7242 Lt. Otto “Hulka” Cochran H-60 Here’s one more case for following the checklist. [email protected] Ext. 7207 Lt. Rey Stanley Facilities Branch, Fuels, CFR/ARFF, BASH [email protected] Ext. 7281 14. I Just Lost Everything ABCM (AW/SW) Lance Hands ALRE/Air Terminal By LCdr. Ken Rogers [email protected] Ext. 7279 ACC Brian Soper ATC Flowing electrons are a good thing. [email protected] Ext. 7282 18. Pitchlocked in Paradise Mishaps cost time and resources. They take our Sailors, Marines and civilian employees away By LCdr. John Buser from their units and workplaces and put them in hospitals, wheelchairs and coffins. Mishaps ruin equipment and weapons. They diminish our readiness. This magazine’s goal is to help make sure Sometimes hangar flying just doesn’t provide the realism. that personnel can devote their time and energy to the mission. We believe there is only one way to do any task: the way that follows the rules and takes precautions against hazards. Combat is hazardous; the time to learn to do a job right is before combat starts. 26. Single Engine Over Baghdad Approach (ISSN 1094-0405) is published bimonthly by Commander, Naval Safety Center, and is By Cdr. Jeff Hyink an authorized publication for members of the Department of Defense. Contents are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. A chorus of “deedle-deedles” results with a stay in the Navy. Photos and artwork are representative and do not necessarily show the people or equipment desert. discussed. We reserve the right to edit all manuscripts. Reference to commercial products does not imply Navy endorsement. Unless otherwise stated, material in this magazine may be reprinted without permission; please credit the magazine and author. Approach is available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954. Telephone credit card 29. An Urgent Situation orders can be made 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time at (202) 512-1800.Periodicals postage paid at By Lt. Brandon Sheets Norfolk, Va., and additional mailing offices. Crews from the Reagan strike group provide humanitarian Postmaster: Send address changes to Approach, Code 71B, assistance/disaster relief (HA/DR). Naval Safety Center, 375 A Street Norfolk, VA 23511-4399 Send articles and letters to the address above, or via e-mail to the editor, 31. The Missing Holdback Fitting [email protected]. By LCdr. Mike Garrick In the case of FOD, if you’re not sure where something is will you still go flying? CONTENTS Making BASH Effective pg. 6 2. The Initial Approach Fix IBC: Brownshoes is back! DepartmentsInformation from our aviation directorate. We’ve included a list Approach is bringing back a long-time favorite of our readers: of resources and POCs for ready reference. The Brownshoes in Action Comix. These popular cartoons, with a safety slant, were first introduced in 1987 in Approach 11. Best Practices: The Aircraft Can Pose Hazards and have appeared every few years to a new generation of By Lt. Jake Dunne aviators. It’s time again for Dangerboy to grace our pages. Aircrew and maintainers team up to avoid disaster. Check out this issue’s inside back cover. 16. ORM Calendar 20. CRM: Same Sheet of Music January-February Thanks By Lt. Lucas Argobright Thanks for helping with this issue… Poor weather, multiple aircraft in the stack, and poor commu- nication is a recipe for disaster. This Hawkeye crew gets asser- 1stLt. Chris Zaremski, USAF, VT-10 LCdr. Chad Gerber, VFA-113 tive and sorts through the confusion. LCdr. Jason Gardner, VFA-151 LCdr. Brad Stevens, VAW-121 Ltjg. Aaron Dettman, HSL-37 Lcdr. Stan Fisher, HSL-49 22. ORM Corner: My First Combat Sortie Lt. Ed Kelleher, VP-4 LCdr. Taz Lumpkin, VAQ-139 By Lt. Ryan F. Dillon LCdr. William Selk, VAW-115 LCdr. John Bright, VAW-126 A complex emergency is the last thing you need on your first combat sortie. Front cover: Birds roosting an approach lighting at MCAS, Iwakuni. BASH team efforts have resolved the problem. Photo by Ben Keasler, MCAS Iwakuni. 32. Mishap-Free Milestones Back cover: Near-miss event (NME) between a C-130 and a gray heron at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan. Photo by Ben Keasler, MCAS Iwakuni. The Initial Approach Fix Naval Safety Center Resources for Mishap Prevention Naval Safety Center Aviation Safety Programs Aviation Safety Surveys http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/aviation/index.asp http://safetycenter.navy.mil/aviation/surveys.htm Maj. Anthony Frost, USMC, [email protected] Director, Aviation Safety Programs (757) 444-3520 Ext. 7223 (DSN 564) Capt. Ed Langford, [email protected] (757) 444-3520 Ext. 7225 (DSN 564) Bird Animal Strike Hazard (BASH) Executive Assistant, Aviation Safety Programs http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/aviation/operations/ Kimball Thompson, [email protected] bash/index.asp (757) 444-3520 Ext. 7226 (DSN 564) Lt. Rey Stanley, [email protected] (757) 444-3520 Ext. 7281 (DSN 564) Aircraft Operations Division http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/aviation/operations/index.asp Aviation Data Cdr. John Klemenc, [email protected] http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/aviation/aviationdata/index.asp (757) 444-3520 Ext. 7203 (DSN 564) Customer support (757) 444-3520 Ext. 7860 (DSN 564) Aeromedical http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/aviation/aeromedical/index.cfm Statistics Capt. Nick Davenport, [email protected] http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/statistics/index.asp (757) 444-3520 Ext. 7228 (DSN 564) Culture Workshops http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/culture/index.asp Cdr. Duke Dietz, [email protected] (757) 444-3520 Ext. 7212 (DSN 564) Additional Resources Web Enabled Safety System (WESS) School of Aviation Safety http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/wess/index.asp https://www.netc.navy.mil/nascweb/sas/index.htm help desk (757) 444-3520 Ext. 7048 (DSN 564) Command Safety Assessments Operational Risk Management (ORM) https://www.safetyclimatesurveys.org http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/orm Dr. Bob Figlock, (888) 603-3170 Ted Wirginis, [email protected] [email protected] (757) 444-3520 Ext. 7271 (DSN 564) Crew Resource Management (CRM) Aviation Maintenance Naval Aviation Schools Command http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/aviation/maintenance/ https://www.netc.navy.mil/nascweb/crm/crm.htm index.asp (850) 452-2088/5567 (DSN 922) Cdr. Bert Ortiz, [email protected] (757) 444-3520 Ext. 7265 (DSN 564) Naval Aviation Safety Programs (OPNAVINST 3750.6R) Aircraft Mishap Investigations http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/instructions/aviation/ http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/aviation/investigations/ opnav3750 index.asp Cdr. Al McCoy, [email protected] (757) 444-3520 Ext. 7236 (DSN 564) 2 Approach Photo by Allan Amen. The Initial Approach Fix Naval Safety Center, NS Norfolk, VA Human Factors Analysis guide you through the process is available by contacting the Safety Center and also is posted at: Classification System http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/aviation/aeromedical/ The DoD Human Factors Analysis Classification System (HFACS) downloads/human_factor_analysis_flip-book.pdf is an investigative tool designed to classify not only the initial errors made in aviation, but also to identify the root causes and For HFACS questions and transition recommendations, contact contributing factors to those errors.